Amplicon-Based Analysis of the Fungal Diversity across Four Kenyan Soda Lakes

Table 1

Summary description of the 33 samples investigated and their diversity indices.

Sample ID	Lake	Sample type	pH	Temp. (°C)	Total no. of sequences	Fungal sequences	% of fungal sequences	Total no. of OTUs	Fungal OTUs	Chao1	Good’s coverage
BDS	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	34	2,340	2,320	99.15	47	47	41.75	0.99
BGS	Bogoria	Grassland_soil	7.6	24	661	658	99.55	26	22	24.00	1.00
BMM	Bogoria	Mats	7.6	72	1,073	1,073	100.00	21	21	22.60	0.99
BW1	Bogoria	Water	7.6	88	3,401	3,394	99.79	39	30	34.00	0.98
BW2	Bogoria	Water	10.1	28	1,467	1,446	98.57	34	28	28.00	0.99
BWS1	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	24.3	736	735	99.86	20	17	17.00	1.00
BWS2	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	27	1,103	1,093	99.09	21	18	18.00	1.00
BWS3	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	30.6	747	747	100.00	15	15	15.00	1.00
BWS4	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	42.6	1,612	1,601	99.32	34	32	30.00	0.99
BWS5	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	55.8	764	756	98.95	23	19	20.00	1.00
BWS6	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	68.1	1,032	1,029	99.71	23	20	19.25	1.00
BWS8	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	76.1	2,637	2,592	98.29	41	37	39.50	0.99
BWS9	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	44.6	2,067	2,052	99.27	30	28	36.00	0.98
BWS10	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	7.6	35.8	596	595	99.83	14	13	13.00	1.00
BWS12	Bogoria	Wet_sediments	10.1	72	3369	3,338	99.08	47	39	36.00	0.99
EDS	Elmenteita	Dry_sediments	9.9	24	18,264	18,108	99.15	78	60	52.43	0.98
EGS	Elmenteita	Grassland_soil	9.9	24	8,177	8,148	99.65	62	59	64.00	0.97
EM	Elmenteita	Mats	9.9	65	6,745	6,732	99.81	65	58	48.43	0.98
EW1	Elmenteita	Water	9.9	65	12,992	12,881	99.15	52	46	38.75	0.99
EW2	Elmenteita	Water	8.7	24	6,776	6,746	99.56	58	45	45.25	0.98
EWS	Elmenteita	Wet_sediments	9.9	22.7	15,612	15,598	99.91	68	40	46.00	0.98
MBR	Magadi	Brine	10.3	37.4	9,988	9,928	99.40	51	47	37.88	0.99
MM1	Magadi	Mats	9.4	44.9	522	520	99.62	27	23	26.17	1.00
MSC	Magadi	Salt_Crust	10.3	47.2	1,181	1,174	99.41	40	34	39.00	0.99
MWS1	Magadi	Wet_sediments	9.4	44.9	1,062	1,052	99.06	40	39	38.60	0.99
MWS2	Magadi	Wet_sediments	9.4	44.9	585	582	99.49	28	26	27.25	1.00
MWS3	Magadi	Wet_sediments	8.5	38	12,121	12,121	100.00	39	39	33.50	0.99
MWS4	Magadi	Wet_sediments	9.4	85	11,499	11,481	99.84	73	64	62.00	0.97
SDS	Sonachi	Wet_sediments	9.9	26.9	1,561	1,538	98.53	81	68	66.59	0.97
SGS	Sonachi	Grassland_soil	9.9	26.9	7,608	7,571	99.51	72	63	56.11	0.97
SW	Sonachi	Water	9.9	26.9	5,400	5,370	99.44	59	48	39.14	0.99
SWS	Sonachi	Dry_sediments	9.9	26.9	9,936	9,855	99.18	52	43	39.50	0.98

The samples are sorted by study site. BW, EW, and SW denote water samples from Bogoria, Elmenteita, and Sonachi, respectively; BWS, EWS, MWS, and SWS denote wet sediment samples from Bogoria, Elmenteita, Magadi, and Sonachi, respectively; EDS and SDS denote dry sediments from Elmenteita and Sonachi, respectively; BM and EM denote microbial mats from Bogoria and Elmenteita, respectively, while MBR and MSC denote brine and salt crust from Magadi; BGS, EGS, and SGS denote grassland soils from Bogoria, Elmenteita, and Sonachi, respectively.